New-AppVentiXPublishingTask¶

Creates a new AppVentiX publishing task for an App-V or MSIX package.

Syntax¶

# Parameter Set: AutoLaunch (default)
New-AppVentiXPublishingTask
    [-MachineGroupFriendlyName <String>]
    [-Priority <Int32>]
    [-Group <String>]
    -Path <String>
    [-AlwaysPublish]
    [-WhenNotExist]
    [-AutoLaunch]
    [-DynamicUserConfigurationPath <String>]
    [-ReturnPublishCommand]
    [<CommonParameters>]

# Parameter Set: PublishSeamless
New-AppVentiXPublishingTask
    [-MachineGroupFriendlyName <String>]
    [-Priority <Int32>]
    [-Group <String>]
    -Path <String>
    [-AlwaysPublish]
    [-WhenNotExist]
    [-DynamicUserConfigurationPath <String>]
    [-ReturnPublishCommand]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The New-AppVentiXPublishingTask function creates a new publishing task in AppVentiX for a specified App-V or MSIX package. Publishing tasks define how and when packages are delivered to users in the assigned machine groups.

Parameters¶

-MachineGroupFriendlyName¶

The friendly name of the machine group for which the publishing task is created.


Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	All Machine Groups
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Priority¶

The priority of the publishing task. Lower numbers indicate higher priority.


Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	10
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Group¶

The group name used to organize publishing tasks.


Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Path¶

The full path to the App-V (.appv) or MSIX package file.


Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-AlwaysPublish¶

When specified, the package is always published regardless of whether it is already present.


Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-WhenNotExist¶

When specified, the package is only published if it does not already exist on the target.


Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-AutoLaunch¶

When specified, configures the publishing task to auto-launch the application after publishing. Available in the AutoLaunch parameter set.


Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DynamicUserConfigurationPath¶

Path to an App-V dynamic user configuration XML file to apply when publishing.


Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ReturnPublishCommand¶

When specified, the function returns the publish command string instead of creating the publishing task directly.


Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Examples¶

Example 1: Create a publishing task for all machine groups¶

New-AppVentiXPublishingTask -Path "\\fileserver.domain.local\content\MyApp_1.0.0.0_DeploymentConfig.appv"

Creates a publishing task for the specified package available to all machine groups.

Example 2: Create a high-priority publishing task for a specific machine group¶

New-AppVentiXPublishingTask -Path "\\fileserver.domain.local\content\Office_16.0.appv" -MachineGroupFriendlyName "Production" -Priority 1 -Group "Office Apps" -AlwaysPublish

Creates a high-priority publishing task for the Production machine group that always republishes the Office package.

Example 3: Create an auto-launch publishing task¶

New-AppVentiXPublishingTask -Path "\\fileserver.domain.local\content\MyApp_1.0.0.0.appv" -MachineGroupFriendlyName "Development" -AutoLaunch -WhenNotExist

Creates a publishing task that auto-launches the application after publishing, only if it does not already exist.

Example 4: Create a publishing task and prepare for (seamless) application publishing, aka Published Apps¶

$pubApps = New-AppVentiXPublishingTask -Path "\\fileserver.domain.local\content\MyApp_1.0.0.0.appv" -MachineGroupFriendlyName "Development" -ReturnPublishCommand

"Creates a publishing task for MyApp_1.0.0.0.appv, enables Seamless Publishing for the available shortcuts, and returns the commands to launch the applications.

Notes¶

Requires a valid AppVentiX license
Both App-V (.appv) and MSIX packages are supported